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1 SAP Analytics Cloud i SAP Analytics Cloud ii About the Tutorial SAP Analytics Cloud is SaaS based Analytic tool and is a part of HANA Cloud platform . This is a handy tool for business users for analytical and ad-hoc reporting. Using SAP Analytics Cloud , business users can create basic, medium, and complex dashboard from transactional data in database to meet business requirements. This tutorial explains the key concepts of SAP Analytics Cloud . Audience This tutorial is designed for all those readers who want to learn the basics of SAP Analytics Cloud and implement it to analyze data from different sources. Prerequisites You need to have the required skills to unearth relevant data and analyze it in order to create professional reports.

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3 If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at SAP Analytics Cloud iii Table of Contents About the Tutorial .. ii Audience .. ii Prerequisites .. ii Copyright & Disclaimer .. ii Table of Contents .. iii 1. SAP Analytics Cloud Introduction .. 1 Key Features of SAP Analytics Cloud .. 3 2. SAP Analytics Cloud Registration (Trial) .. 6 3. SAP Analytics Cloud System Requirements .. 10 4. SAP Analytics Cloud User Interface .. 11 5. SAP Analytics Cloud Export Options .. 15 6. SAP Analytics Cloud Creating First Story .. 17 7. SAP Analytics Cloud Exploring Data (Charts) .. 20 8. SAP Analytics Cloud Using Filters.

4 22 Add a Chart Filter .. 22 9. SAP Analytics Cloud Styling Template .. 25 10. SAP Analytics Cloud Using Sharing Option .. 26 11. SAP Analytics Cloud 28 12. SAP Analytics Cloud Role Configuration .. 30 13. SAP Analytics Cloud Customizing Home Screen .. 32 14. SAP Analytics Cloud Analytics Designer .. 34 15. SAP Analytics Cloud Analytics Application .. 36 Table-centric Data Visualization .. 36 16. SAP Analytics Cloud User Roles .. 38 17. SAP Analytics Cloud Assigning Roles .. 40 18. SAP Analytics Cloud Creating Teams .. 41 SAP Analytics Cloud iv 19. SAP Analytics Cloud Admin for Support .. 42 20. SAP Analytics Cloud Adding Comments.

5 45 21. SAP Analytics Cloud Digital Boardroom .. 46 22. SAP Analytics Cloud SAP Support .. 48 SAP Analytics Cloud 1 SAP Analytics for Cloud is Cloud SaaS based Business Intelligence tool provided by SAP company. It was formerly known as businessobjects for Cloud . It provides all the key functionalities of an Analytics tool to SAP business users. This tool is developed by SAP on HANA based bi platform and provides Analytics compatibility from data coming from different database, CRM and ERP solutions. You can fetch data from Microsoft SQL, ERP solutions and Salesforce. Business users can compile the data, perform the data discovery, ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support predictive planning.

6 SAP Analytics tool converts the raw data from transactional system into meaningful insight for making better decisions. Analytics feature in SAP tool depends on data algorithms, programming, and operations research to get data insight and to help the business in finding meaningful information from data coming from multiple data sources. This information is used by all enterprises to perform the business planning and forecasting. Key capabilities provided by SAP Cloud for Analytics includes: Business Intelligence Augmented Analytics Planning Modelling Smart Transformation 1. SAP Analytics Cloud Introduction SAP Analytics Cloud 2 SAP Analytics tool uses machine learning technology to perform data cleaning, identify possible data errors and suggest filtering options.

7 Modeling feature in Analytics Cloud can be used to enhance your data and create hierarchies for deeper data insight. To know more about this product, costing and available plans, you can visit SAP Product page as below: SAP also provides 30 days free trial version for this tool. To start with 30 days trial, you need to provide your official email ID. For registration, click on Free 30-day trial button. Enter your business email and accept the T&C s from SAP to start using trial period. Once you enter your email ID, you will receive an email from SAP with welcome email. SAP Analytics Cloud 3 Key Features of SAP Analytics Cloud SAP Analytics Cloud provides below key features to end users: Data Discovery Machine Leaning capabilities Integrated Financial and Business Planning Predictive Analysis Automated data cleansing Data exploration and visualization Role-Based customization for different users Use of custom widgets Applications Integration with on-premise sources Mobile extension to connect with colleagues via iPhone/iPad SAP Analytics Cloud is one of most recommended software for Business Intelligence, these days.

8 When you compare this tool with other similar tools, you can see vast range of features provided for end users - drag and drop reporting, real time Analytics and BI insights, creating data visualizations, dashboards and interactive stories, etc. When you compare SAP Analytics Cloud with other BI tools, below list the key feature supported: SAP Analytics Cloud 4 The SAP Analytics Cloud provide below tiers based on its capabilities: Core Capabilities This includes key capabilities provided by HANA Cloud platform and offers capabilities like data connectivity and modeling, social collaboration, security and administration, web and mobile extensions and API s based integration capabilities to integrate apps into existing BI solution.

9 Analytic Capabilities This includes key capabilities of SAP Cloud platform related to Analytics and data processing. These features are focused based on Analytics , data cleansing and visualization, use of custom widgets, Predictive analysis capabilities, business and financial planning features and use of Machine learning capabilities. Applications You can also stitch all the analytic applications into a boardroom and that can allow you to view in multiple screen, multiple metric access to your enterprise metrics. With this you can also drill to lowest level of your metrics. SAP Analytics Cloud 5 SAP Analytics Cloud 6 Like other SAP products, SAP Analytics could also have free 30-day trial.

10 This can be used by companies to initially asses the product usage and to check the benefits. When you open SAP Analytics product page, there is an option to register for free trial or you can also check costing plan provided by SAP. When you click on icon, Start your free 30-day trial, you need to provide your business email to start with and accept TnC s regarding contact details to be shared with SAP SE. When you register on this link, you get an email to confirm your email ID. Post confirmation, SAP sends a welcome email on registered email address which provides you with quick guide for administration and setting up the environment.